Hamburg City vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
60
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
1.91M
335K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 39% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1511th and 3714th ($2189 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Germany and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Germany vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 38th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Hamburg City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832